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Secretary-General, UN Leaders, Mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu - ‘a Towering Global Figure For Peace’
Monday, 27 December 2021, 6:52 pm | UN News
Archbishop Desmond Tutu. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré Secretary-General António Guterres was among UN leaders paying tribute on Sunday to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, describing him as “an unwavering voice for the voiceless.” The UN chief was deeply ... More >>
‘Grasp This Opportunity’, Guterres Says, Following Announcements By Ethiopia And Tigray Forces
Saturday, 25 December 2021, 5:32 pm | UN News
In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged warring sides to seize the opportunity to bring an end to more than a year of fighting in the Tigray region. Mr. Guterres has welcomed the ... More >>
Despite ‘Rampant’ Poverty, ‘Existential’ Lack Of Funding Impedes UNRWA's Work
Saturday, 25 December 2021, 6:48 am | UN News
A long-term lack of funding for the UN’s relief agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA , now represents an “existential” threat, its top official warned on Thursday. Philippe Lazzarini , Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine ... More >>
Stepping Up Assistance To Venezuelans Crossing Chile’s Inhospitable Northern Border
Saturday, 25 December 2021, 6:46 am | UN News
In response to the critical needs of a growing number of Venezuelans arriving by foot to Chile’s northern border, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Thursday that it is stepping up its presence and assistance in the South American country. ... More >>
Authorities Urged To Protect Women And Children Following Violence And Protests In Sudan
Saturday, 25 December 2021, 6:43 am | UN News
Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, following recent deadly inter-communal clashes in West Darfur and protests in the capital, Khartoum. Kambou ... More >>
50th Honda Summercross Is Fizzing And Ready To Go
Friday, 24 December 2021, 10:54 pm | UN News
Oparau's James Scott (Honda CRF250), one of the favourites to win at Summercross this season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It's summer time again and time too for the new Kiwi motocross season to get twisted full throttle – and that can ... More >>
WHO Warns Against Blanket Boosters, As Vaccine Inequity Persists
Friday, 24 December 2021, 2:56 am | UN News
Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. “No country can boost its way out of the pandemic,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom ... More >>
Ignoring COVID-19 Will Just Perpetuate It, WHO Warns
Friday, 24 December 2021, 2:55 am | UN News
As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued a reminder on Wednesday that “anyone who ignores COVID-19 is…perpetuating it”. That message from the head of the World Health Organization ... More >>
Experts Call For Immediate Release Of Kashmiri Human Rights Defender
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 6:50 am | UN News
Authorities in India must stop targeting prominent Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, while calling for his immediate release from detention. Mr. Parvez has documented serious human rights ... More >>
Sudan Protests: Security Forces In Spotlight Over Sexual Violence Allegations
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 6:58 pm | UN News
In Sudan, reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend must be investigated immediately, the UN rights office, OHCHR , said on Tuesday. The allegations surfaced after demonstrations in Khartoum ... More >>
South Sudan: Senior UN Official Condemns Killing Of Humanitarian Worker
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 6:31 am | UN News
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid worker on Sunday, that also left another injured, after the convoy they were travelling in came under attack. In a press release issued on Monday, ... More >>
South Sudan: Senior UN Official Condemns Killing Of Humanitarian Worker
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 6:30 am | UN News
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid worker on Sunday, that also left another injured, after the convoy they were travelling in came under attack. In a press release issued on Monday, ... More >>
Lives On The Line As UN And Partners Launch 2022 Humanitarian Plan For Somalia
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 7:57 pm | UN News
Roughly 7.7 million people in Somalia will need assistance and protection in 2022, a 30 per cent rise in just one year, the UN and partners said on Monday, launching a nearly $1.5 billion Humanitarian Response Plan ( HRP ) for the country. The funding ... More >>
UN Humanitarians Aid Philippines Response To Super Typhoon Rai
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 6:50 am | UN News
Reports of “utter devastation” caused by Super Typhoon Rai have continued to come in from the Philippines, where the UN is helping respond to urgent needs. In an update posted online early on Monday, the top UN humanitarian coordinator in the ... More >>
Afghanistan Economy In ‘Freefall’, Threatening To Take Entire Population With It
Monday, 20 December 2021, 6:24 am | UN News
Afghanistan’s economy is in “free fall”, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may “pull the entire population with it”. Speaking ... More >>
In A World Of Choices, ‘Let Us Choose Peace’, Urges UN Chief
Monday, 20 December 2021, 6:09 am | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres received the Lamp of Peace award on Saturday, a major honour from the Catholic Church, which he said recognizes the work of UN personnel “striving for peace around the world”. Reminding that after the horrors ... More >>
Cameroon: Intercommunal Clashes Continue To Displace Thousands
Saturday, 18 December 2021, 6:52 am | UN News
Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon’s Far North region over the past two weeks have driven at least 100,000 people from their homes, although the actual number may be much higher, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Friday. ... More >>
UN Chief: ‘We Cannot Defeat A Pandemic In An Uncoordinated Way’
Friday, 17 December 2021, 5:21 pm | UN News
Arguing that the world “cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way”, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday that countries “must take concrete action in the coming days” to vaccinate 40 per cent of the world’s population by the ... More >>
Morocco’s Extradition Of Uyghur Asylum Seeker To China Could Lead To Serious Rights Violations, Argue UN Experts
Friday, 17 December 2021, 5:19 pm | UN News
Four UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Morocco to reverse its decision to extradite a Uyghur Muslim to China as his return would place him under threat of serious human rights violations. If he is made to return, human rights ... More >>
Democratic Republic Of The Congo Declares Ebola Outbreak Over
Friday, 17 December 2021, 7:16 am | UN News
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province that began in October, is officially over, national health authorities announced this Thursday. The end of the outbreak, the second in 2021 , was declared ... More >>
